Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.

I always think it's not what we know that's terrifying; it's what we don't know. That's sort of pervasive with everything in life.

I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours.

As an actor in the theater you're taught that you never play a bad guy. You have to love who you are. You can't say, "Oh, I'm a bad guy." How do you play that?

There are films that I don't like, and then someone will come up to me and say it's their favorite movie. The movies belong to the people. You make them and you put them out. For me, I love the process of making films. For me, my favorite film is always my next one.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

[Movie "Fences"] is more than holds up today. We have had a tremendous response at the screenings.